Above: Carol Reimers, LWVCT President 2019-2021, testifies in support of HJ 58 for No-Excuse Absentee Voting, and HJ 59 for Early Voting on February 22, 2021.

Gender and Racial Equality

• Support for HB 6662: Declaring Racism As a Public Health Crisis and Establishing the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health submitted by Carol Reimers and Bianca Shinn

• Support for HJ 6211: Resolution on Gender and Racial Diversity on Certain State Appointive Boards, Commissions, and Councils, and an Online System for Consideration of Appointments within the Legislative Department submitted by Judy Lhamon

Above: Board Member Bianca Shinn testifies in support of Support of HB 6662: Declaring Racism As a Public Health Crisis and Establishing the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health, on March 26, 2021.

Protecting Voting Rights and Expanding Voter Access

• Support for SB 5: AAC Increased Opportunities for Absentee Voting, Safe and Secure in-Person Voting and Voter Registration submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Support for SB 820: AAC A State Voting Rights Act submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Support for HJ 58: Resolution Proposing A State Constitutional Amendment To Allow No-Excuse Absentee Voting submitted by Yvonne Senturia and Judy Lhamon

• Support for HJ 59: Resolution Approving An Amendment To The State Constitution To Allow For Early Voting submitted by Yvonne Senturia and Judy Lhamon

• Support for SB 138: AAC Presidential Electors; House Bill 5651: AAC Absentee Ballots for Certain Detained Individuals; and House Bill 5872: AA Expanding Automatic Voter Registration to Certain State Agencies submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Support for SB 901: An Act Extending to June 30, 2121, Changes Implemented for the 2020 State Election as a Result of COVID-19 House Bill 6464: An Act Extending to May  31, 2021, Several Changes Implemented for the 2020 State Election as a Result of COVID-19 submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Support for SB 1014: AA Concerning an Election Monitor for the 2021 Municipal Election and the 2022 State Election in a Municipality with a population of at least one hundred forty thousand Submitted by Judy Lhamon

• Support for SB 1017: An Act Concerning Election Administration submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Opposition to HB 5540: An Act Concerning Certain Authority of the Secretary of the State submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Support fo HB 5318: AA Restoring Electoral Privileges to Convicted Felons Who are on Parole submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Support for SB 6205: An Act Revising Certain Absentee Voting Statutes submitted by Yvonne Senturia

• Opposition to HB 6325: An Act Concerning The Secretary of the State, Absentee Ballots and Election Audits

• Support for HB 6575: AA concerning Risk-Limiting Audits for Election Results presented by Judy Lhamon

• Support for HB 6578: AAC Participation in the Electoral Process submitted by Yvonne Senturia

Above: Judy Lhamon, Advocacy Vice President 2019-2021, testifies in support of SB 5 and SB 820, on March 26, 2021.

A Fair and Transparent Redistricting Process

• Support for Senate Bill 753: An Act Concerning the Counting of Incarcerated Persons for Purposes of Determining Legislative Districts submitted by Patrica Rossi

Above: Patricia Rossi, People Powered Fair Maps Champion and LWVCT Board Member, testifies in support of Senate Bill 753: An Act Concerning the Counting of Incarcerated Persons for Purposes of Determining Legislative Districts, on March 10, 2021.

Campaign Finance and Citizens' Election Program

• Opposition to SB 1078: An Act Concerning Campaign Finance Laws submitted by Pamela Klem

• Support for HB 6663: An Act to implement federal court rulings regarding independent expenditure political committees and aggregate contribution limits for individuals submitted by Pamela Klem

• Support for SB 640:  An Act Concerning Online Platforms and Campaign Finance; SB 761 An Act Permitting the Use of Citizens' Election Program Grant Funds to Offset a Participating Candidate's Child Care Costs; SB 883: An Act Concerning the Recommendations of The Governor's Council on Women and Girls submitted by Pamela Klem

• Opposition to SB 294: An Act Concerning Qualifying Contributions Under the Citizens' Election Program submitted by Pamela Klem

Open Government/Transparency

• Support for SB 183:  AAC Remote Meetings under the Freedom of Information Act submitted by Pua Ford

• Support for SB 1072 – AAC Freedom of Information submitted by Pua Ford

Above: Pua Ford, LWVCT Issues Specialist, testifies in support of SB: 183 Remote Meetings under the Freedom of Information Act, on March 17, 2021.

Environment & Climate

• Support for SB 884: An Act Reducing Transportation-Related Carbon Emissions presented by Susan Iseman

• In Support of SB 1037: An Act Concerning Solid Waste Management submitted by Kathy Golas

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